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Opinion: The flaws of the awards, seen by the public as the only game in town, are hindering the pursuit of innovation.
Gender differences in research funding exist but bias evidence is elusive and findings are contradictory. Contrary to some previous research, a new study found no evidence that male or female PIs received significantly different scores.
Governments need to understand science. This is obvious when thinking about defense and security, health, or the challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss, but it is true for all areas of government activity.
Align commitments with the assumptions and criteria of the science based 1.5°C scenarios
Nobel laureate and physicist Giorgio Parisi was attacked for presenting evidence on Covid - it made him reflect on how we can rebuild faith in science.
The toolkit walks through six steps to achieve more effective and inclusive climate policymaking, based on learnings from citizen engagement and science research pilots worldwide.
The 2023 Global Sustainable Development report sets the stage for transformative action in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Can world leaders translate these insights into concrete actions?
How much do the views of scientists and experts count when it comes to securing public support for traffic restrictions?
The Horizon Europe Missions won't deliver results without widespread change in how policy is made in Europe.
Dr. Mandy Cohen has been on a national tour. The new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, she aims to rebuild trust in that troubled agency at a moment when Covid-19 cases are rising again and the Biden administration has begun a new vaccine campaign.
It is vital that scientists engage in discussions about open access because publishing is rapidly changing, and at the moment, there are no certain outcomes in the long run.
A decade ago, University of Virginia psychology professor Brian Nosek cofounded an unusual nonprofit, the Center for Open Science. It’s been a cheerleader, enabler, and nagger to convince scientists that making their methods, data, and papers available to others makes for better science.
Peer review is, at heart, a process of validation - but how do you learn to peer review?
